VirtueMart - 1.1 User Manual
Manufacturers
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Once the manufacturers have been removed, select "Manufacturers | List Manufacturer Categories"
from the VirtueMart admin menu. Click on the name of the manufacturer category you want to delete.
In the Manufacturer Category Form, click on the "Remove" icon. Click "OK" to confirm that you are
sure you want to delete this category. You will be returned to the Manufacturer Category List.
from the VirtueMart admin menu. Click on the name of the manufacturer category you want to delete.
In the Manufacturer Category Form, click on the "Remove" icon. Click "OK" to confirm that you are
sure you want to delete this category. You will be returned to the Manufacturer Category List.
Note that the manufacturer category you deleted is no longer listed. To recover this record, you
must create a new manufacturer category, and re-associate any manufacturers that belong in that
manufacturer category.
must create a new manufacturer category, and re-associate any manufacturers that belong in that
manufacturer category.
4.5.2. Manufacturers
Adding Manufacturers
To create a new manufacturers, select "Manufacturer | Add Manufacturer" in the VirtueMart admin
menu.
menu.
Edit the following fields in the Manufacturer Information Form:
Manufacturer Name
The manufacturer's name or company name.
URL
http://www.example.com
The manufacturer's fully qualified web address.
Manufacturer Category
The manufacturer category this manufacturer will be associated
with.
with.
Email
The manufacturer contact's email address.
Description
Information promoting or about the manufacturer.
Click the "Save" icon to create your new manufacturer.
Editing Manufacturers
To edit an existing manufacturer, select "Manufacturer | List Manufacturers" to see a list of all
manufacturers. You may also get to this screen by clicking on the linked text, "Manufacturer List", in
the Manufacturers column on the Manufacturer Category List screen.
manufacturers. You may also get to this screen by clicking on the linked text, "Manufacturer List", in
the Manufacturers column on the Manufacturer Category List screen.
Click on the name of the manufacturer you would like to edit, or click on the linked text "update" in
the Admin column - either will take you to the same Manufacturer Add Information form. Make your
changes in the Manufacturer "Add Information" form (described above), and click on the "Save" icon.
You will be returned to the Manufacturer List screen.
the Admin column - either will take you to the same Manufacturer Add Information form. Make your
changes in the Manufacturer "Add Information" form (described above), and click on the "Save" icon.
You will be returned to the Manufacturer List screen.
Deleting Manufacturers
Before deleting an existing manufacturer, all products associated to that manufacturer must be
removed through either deletion or re-association to another manufacturer. VirtueMart will not allow
the deletion of a manufacturerwhile these child records still exist for that manufacturer.
removed through either deletion or re-association to another manufacturer. VirtueMart will not allow
the deletion of a manufacturerwhile these child records still exist for that manufacturer.
Once these child records have been removed, select "Manufacturer | List Manufacturers" to see a
list of all manufacturer. Then click on the name of the manufacturer you would like to delete. In
the Manufacturer Add Information form, click on the "Remove" icon. You will be returned to the
Manufacturer List screen.
list of all manufacturer. Then click on the name of the manufacturer you would like to delete. In
the Manufacturer Add Information form, click on the "Remove" icon. You will be returned to the
Manufacturer List screen.
Once this manufacturer has been deleted, it is removed from the system. To recover this manufacturer,
you must re-create the manufacturer information, and re-associate all appropriate products.
you must re-create the manufacturer information, and re-associate all appropriate products.